Climbing Pitcairn Island: Extreme Exposure

Once home to the notorious Bounty mutineers and now to a shocking scandal, lonely Pitcairn Island is hoping to shake its dark legacy. Can a rock-climbing expedition help forge a better future? Photographs by Jimmy Chin

After accompanying Brenda Christian on a few octopus hunts, we were amazed to see her spearing octopi. She scamperd barefoot over extremely sharp rocks that totally shredded our shoes. She was truly tough.—Photographer Jimmy Chin

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